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Recent Coverage

Cleveland Foundation Grant Supports After School Program For Troubled Teens
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 28, 2009
Late last week, two of Ohio's largest foundations handed out grants to address a pair of our region's biggest challenges -- an educated workforce and regional cooperation. The Gund Foundation gave a $4 million dollar contribution to the Fund for Our Economic Future which works for regional development. The Cleveland Foundation also announced numerous grants. The largest by far was a $3 million grant to help with startup costs for the Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology. When it starts up next year, it will offer after school programs for at-risk teens. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Bob Eckhardt, The Cleveland Foundation's Senior Vice President for Programs shortly after the grant was announced.

Rocky River Students Learn How Money Moves Through Our Economy
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Every where you turn, grownups are talking about the economy. So it might be a good idea to learn about managing money now - while you're still in school. Volunteers from Junior Achievement have been helping kids of all ages learn about money for years - volunteers like Matt Daugherty and kids like these second graders at Goldwood Primary School in Rocky River, Ohio.

University of Toledo Takes Bold Step To Increase Diversity On Its Campus
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 21, 2009
The University of Toledo has taken a big step to make college more affordable. It's offering free tuition to students in 21 Ohio cities who have at least a 3.0 grade point average and can demonstrate a clear financial need. The school says the first year of the program has been quite successful. Across the state, about 400 students have taken advantage of the scholarship, about 100 of which come from Cleveland. On Friday September 18th, The University of Toledo held a massive recruitment fair, busing in more than 500 students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with the school's head of admissions.

Architecture Show featuring some one of a kind northeast Ohio homes
Applause: Thursday, September 17, 2009
On this edition of Applause we'll meet some visionaries architects building remarkable dreams in northeast Ohio...

Contentious County Reform Issue to be Tackled at CSU Forum
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tonight at Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga County voters get to hear from some of the biggest players from the two hotly-contested county government reform proposals. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff has a preview.

Beachwood Teen Runs Successful Business Called LP Transfer
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
We bring you now a story about a young Ohioan who's already a successful entrepreneur - that means he runs his own business. Jonathan Sender was one of the winners in our "That's My Bizne$$" contest last spring. Host Rick Jackson visited this very busy Beachwood teenager over the summer, and here's Rick’s "spin" on the business called LP Transfer. For the past year, Jon has provided a service for transferring old LP records and cassettes to CD.

Ohio Student Helps to Set World Record for Recycling Denim
NewsDepth: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
There's a new world record for the most items of clothing collected for recycling as more than 30,000 pairs of jeans were gathered this summer at Washington DC's Union Station. The magazine "National Geographic Kids" led the effort to collect old pairs of jeans from readers across the country. The jeans will be turned into insulation for rebuilding homes damaged by natural disasters. The magazine honored nine-year-old Erek Hansen of Curtice, Ohio, for organizing a huge denim drive at his school to collect more than sixteen hundred pairs of jeans for the project, including five of his own.

Help Wanted: Plenty of Jobs for Teachers… Just Not in Ohio
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 14, 2009
Ohio has a national reputation for turning out quality teachers. The trouble is, the state's been having a hard time keeping them employed. As part of our "Help Wanted" collaboration with the Plain Dealer, ideastream®'s David C. Barnett explores the job prospects in education at a time when teaching assignments are getting scarce.

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Resources

Webliography: Classroom Discipline

Funding

Funding for the coverage of education topics comes from the Ferro Foundation; The GAR Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; and The Cleveland Foundation.